Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr Md Muddassir Quamar’s commentary on PM Modi’s Palestine visit, titled ‘Prime Minister’s Historic Visit to Palestine’ was published by the Air World Service, an external services division of All India Radio on February 12, 2018.

Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr Md Muddassir Quamar’s article on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Palestine, titled ‘PM Modi in Palestine: India Dealing With Israel and Palestine Without Third Party Complications’ was published in News18.com on February 10, 2018.

Turkey's resolve to dislodge the Democratic Union Party (PYD) from Afrin, a Kurdish enclave in northern Syria adjacent to the Turkish border, will be seriously tested by the US and Russian opposition to military action against the Kurds.

Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr Md Muddassir Quamar’s article on India-Jordan ties, titled ‘India Jordan Ties Gaining New Momentum’ was published by the Air World Service, an external services division of All India Radio, on December 29, 2017.

Is Islam compatible with modernity? Can Muslim societies adapt to Westphalian democratic principles? Islamic Exceptionalism revisits this recurring debate by examining political transitions in Egypt, Tunisia and Turkey, where Islamist political parties have come to power through popular elections.

Associate Fellow, IDSA, Dr Mohd Muddassir Quamar’s article on the Lebanese crisis, titled ‘Lebanese Crisis and Rising Geopolitical Tensions in West Asia’ was published by Air World Service, an external services division of All India Radio, on November 18, 2017.

The nostalgia among a section of the AKP to recreate the Ottoman past through economic and geopolitical integration has been the driving force behind Turkey’s recent assertive postures in regional matters including the Qatar crisis.